A House bill banning abortions after 20 weeks on Monday received the official backing of the Trump administration. The White House “strongly supports” the Republican efforts to “secure critical pro-life protections” and believes “America’s children deserve the stronger protections” that the bill would provide. The bill would criminalize abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, introducing fines and jail sentences - up to five years – for those who perform or attempt an abortion. The measure would not penalize women seeking abortions after 20 weeks and would allow the procedure in the case of rape, incest, or to save the life of the mother. A similar bill passed the House back in 2015 but was later blocked by Senate Democrats, The Hill reported.

Source: Fox News October 03, 2017 04:30 UTC